Jordan Rubin
Deadline: Legal Blog writer
Jordan Rubin is the Deadline: Legal Blog writer. He was a prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan and is the author of “Bizarro," a book about the secret war on synthetic drugs. Before he joined MSNBC, he was a legal reporter for Bloomberg Law.
Jordan Rubin is the Deadline: Legal Blog writer. He was a prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan and is the author of “Bizarro," a book about the secret war on synthetic drugs. Before he joined MSNBC, he was a legal reporter for Bloomberg Law.
Latest from Jordan Rubin
Donald Trump re-gagged in New York
This week's Deadline: Legal Newsletter includes Donald Trump’s New York gag order, Justice Kagan's Supreme Court dissent and the latest from D.C. and Georgia.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor dies at 93
Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has died at age 93, the Supreme Court said Friday. Appointed by Ronald Reagan, she was the first woman on the court.
Kagan calls out ‘chutzpah’ in latest Supreme Court argument
Kagan continued to air her view of Republicans’ exercise of power in their attack on the administrative state.
Donald Trump’s gag order is reinstated in New York fraud case
The restriction on comments about Judge Engoron’s staff was temporarily lifted on appeal.
Which remaining Georgia defendants will Fani Willis cut deals with?
With 15 defendants left on the Georgia indictment, questions abound over how the prosecution against Trump will end.
Trump says he never swore to 'support' the Constitution so he can run again
It's an absurd, hyper-technical point that could keep him on the ballot in 2024 despite the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause.
How punctuation (somehow) plays a role in Trump's Jan. 6 case
A new report shows how a potentially errant comma in Mike Pence's book could impact proof of Trump's guilty mind in the election interference prosecution.
Young Thug trial kicks off with messy opening statement from Fani Willis’ office
The office that's also prosecuting Trump for alleged racketeering got off to a rough start in the long-running gang case.
Eastman says he wants sooner plea deadline, split from Trump
MAGA lawyer John Eastman has proposed splitting the remaining defendants in Trump’s Georgia case into three groups, with the former president in his own trial.
Derek Chauvin stabbing highlights depravity of American prisons and jails
Derek Chauvin’s reported stabbing was unlikely the most gruesome thing that happened across the nation’s prisons and jails on Friday.
‘Pardoning’ turkeys is dumb and highlights real pardon problems
A silly-at-best ritual masks a darker present, and possible future, for presidential clemency.
